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This is very good point - I know that the radiators were put in before double glazing was added by the previous owner. Also, my loft is only partially insulated - i.e. only 100mm in parts, if at all. I am, in fact, starting to put in 270mm before Christmas. As you say, with all that extra...

Thanks. One main factor for this is that we are thinking of moving in the not too distant future (certainly within 2 years). Our current boiler is so old that it would almost certainly be a turn off of any potential buyers. The research I have been doing, so far, suggests that combis might...

Thanks so much for that - really helpful. I might be getting things very mixed up, but I was under the impression (having watched a few youtube videos) that the pipework for a combi boiler has to be wider. Something to do with the fact that temperatures have to run cooler, now, and that means...

Hi there. I have an old fashioned boiler in my 3-bedroom bungalow, which I am thinking of switching out for a combi - the current boiler is from the 90s! The boiler is on an outside wall in the kitchen and the hot water tank is an airing cupboard in the main bedroom (which is next to an...

Thanks mate - much appreciated.

I need to drill a few small holes in my artex ceiling to move my router and satellite feed to another room. I know the risk are small but I want to avoid any unnecessary exposure - any advice on how to minimise the risk would be appreciated. I have heard that drilling into shaving foam is an...

Thanks very much for confirming (I suppose it is little different to adding a 2 gang electric socket to a ring main). As the switch is directly on the lighting circuit, I have access to neutral (which seems to be a huge benefit, when it comes to buying smart switches). There is no connector at...

Hi there. I would be really grateful for some advice re replacing an old-style fluorescent PIR floodlight. I live in a bungalow and, in my kitchen, there are two wires that come down from the roof and enter a switch on the wall. Out of that switch, runs a third wire that goes through the wall...

Thanks for that, Mottie - exactly the situation I am in. May I ask what extractor fan you have, please? Not wishing to get to overcomplicated but: Say you have an override timer for 5 minutes, which you pull. If the humidity goes over the threshold, during that time, will the fan continue...

Thanks for that - Envirovent seem to do exactly what I want, here: https://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/envirovent-sil100htp12v-silent-extractor-fan-with-humidistat--pull-cord-4349-p.asp Unfortunately, our bathroom is a bungalow extension with a flat roof so I have to disregard the inline fan...

Thanks ever so much for everyone's input - really appreciate it. A lot to digest but I am certainly glad I did as it seems that just buying an extractor fan is less straightforward than I anticipated. Having read everything, I think that I would like a humidistat as we leave wet towels in the...

Hi there. I desperately need to fit an extractor fan in my bathroom - at the moment, we just keep opening the window, which is not really enough (we have started to get black mould, now that the weather has turned colder). I was just wondering whether had any experience of getting one with a...

Hi there. I am thinking of properly doing my loft up (at last) but would be really grateful for some initial advice. It is a 1930s bungalow with 2x4 joists. There are patchy bits of fibreglass in areas and other parts filled with vermiculite - there are various bits of boards in parts and...

Thank you all very much. Unfortunately, the garage really is dropping to bits - it is a mix of breeze blocks and bricks with a sort of stony cement on the outside that has fallen away over the years. I guess my first port of call is to give the council a ring and ask for some initial advice...

Hi there. I have an old garage, with corrugated asbestos roof, that I want removing (380cms wide, 670cms long, 260cms tall). I want roof and walls removing but am happy to leave the concreate base as it is. Firstly, I would be really grateful for a very rough ballpark figure for the work (I...

I currently have one of the old fashioned floodlights that has just blown a bulb and was thinking of replacing it with an LED version. There is a switch on my lighting circuit that sends a wire outside the house to the current floodlight. I think I would like to add a few more spotlights at...

Hi there. I am currently messing round with Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi and am thinking about doing something about the fluorescent tube light in my kitchen. Ideally, I want an led replacement that can do the following: 1. Come on automatically, at say 50%, as soon as HA predicts it is...

Bit of a development - I contacted Ikea and they have offered to replace my hinges for free (seems that the ones I have are an old design and then new version does not have the problem with the screws falling out). Thanks ever so much for everyone's help - learnt a lot about screw sizes, which...

Hi there. I have a number Ikea Pax wardrobes, of which the retaining screw has been lost from four of them. I took one of the existing screws to Ikea and they could not help as they have since changed the design of the hinges since I bought them. Can anyone possibly help me find out how to...

I have become quite aware of asbestos, recently, and having done quite a lot of research, have realised that it seems to be everywhere. I had no idea it was in artex and vinyl. I am now staring to think back of past DIY jobs that I have done in the past - putting up shelves, drilling a new...